New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-11
AND THE GRAND ARMY.
DODGING THE VETS AT ST. LOUIS.
EVERY ONE DEsPIsEs A COWARD.

The world admres a-manly man; and the old soldier
wonder that breach between the President the
men who saved the Unos mas srsdSsiy grown so wids
Why THE SOLDIERS DO NOT FANCY cLEvELANn
From The Cincinnati Commercial Gase,s
Army mon do not like him As an explanatSon, It viii
appear to most that on the surface OF things Is the
growing belief among them that he could never have had
any convictions about the war.
THE WRONG WAY TO SECURE RECONCILIATION
Prom Tas Trsston 9astts
his school OF politicians Is In supposing that the North
aud the South be drawn into closer and
and By sights Goddess and injustice tc tho Of
the Union Army
AN OFFER OF COMPROMISE
n the President will send General Drum Secretary
Endicott represent him at st Louis all may yet be
well-except Tor the unfortunate substitute
THE TRICK *, WILL glI,.a not Is1, WORK.
No. Mr. Cleveland. yoa can't play the martyr racket
bous OF your boom was we'll coococted. bat it didn't
work Your friends who took the contract will 10 well
throw ami take Governor ils plan to work tho
county fairs You can't work the soldier vote this side Of
Mason and Dixons line AMI as yon already have 1t on
the other side you ought to be satisfied
BUT WHAT WOULD HE DO WITH WATER. ANY.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Most clouds have their silver fninga Inc President
can consolngly remember the 10 very bal
St Louis
sHOCKINGLY DEPRAvED TASTE
From TIE Syracuss standard.
Grover Cleveland Ia developing an abnormal appetite
for his own words
PUTTING BOTH FEET IN IT.
Tho Presidents batiIs-dax order was blunder and
that OCCASION people might overlooked that
They respect sneerity even when leafs one into mis-
bluuorer In his second back down the President has
put both feet in hole and there they will stick.
CLEVELAND CAUSED THE TROUBLE HIMSELF.
From The Chicago Journal.
The for the hostility of part OF tho old soldier
tn fna ia
vetoes have shown vigor and ascerby which dill not
inspire any Of his other state papers Doubtless pen
other fraudulent legislation which the President did not
veto and there was no reason Tor making his pension ve
The captured Confederate nass episode contrib
aed 70 ns osa s 81 ee1 Gr , III enc and
treme
MUCH TOO MELoDRAMATIC
From The Boston Trosetsr.
Tho letter ito Mayor Francs is petuIant In tone. be-
trays superssnsitiveness In the writer which will ne
heroics unworthy the President Of the United states
DELICATE AND TENDER THING.
The provocs,ion Of his critics was great and the er
csms were deserved That he feels hurt Is too bad He
is entirely too sensitive and fragile build for President
That ONCE needs man of thick neck and rigid backbone.
with the courage OF his eonvctionsa man who chooses
out whining.
why DOES NOT SOME FRIEND CHOKE HIM OFF,
The Rochester Post Exprssa
Is there nobody at Washington with common sense
enough 10 tell him the value Of patience and silence =
wang and reading his garments and strewng bis head
and He i. getting g be noSns
more or less than bore.
CONFESSION OF UNwoRTHINEss
more humistSg Spectacle than t1at presenter b,
the President OF the United states proclaiming u the
spec and confidence OF the veteran soldiers Of the
public that cannot accept invitation which would
brnx him into contact with them has never been sees
In this country.
LONG ANrtsOLDIER RECORD
From ne suratS Ssna"srs s AaSsrf.sr: .,....,
Mayor OF Buffalo the close Of the last session OF Con-
ali measures ia which the old soldiers were specially in
teresed As Mayor he vetoed resolution OF the Common
b.eoraon % @ that public sentiment
unanimously favored, He he'd that "n was obnoxious
he vetoed bill authorizing the supervisors OF Chautsuqua
County to appropriate money for soldier: monument
veterans who had been disabled while in the service Of
the state Each ofthese items was stricken from
the bill by Grover Cleveland because as he DECLARED
was not obliged % make. A few months before.
however. be could see no impropriety In approving
pensation for work the now Capitol although slm
lar bill had been vetoed in 1882 by Governor Cornell on
ground of its In the one case the
had the benefit OF the doubts In the other the
disabled soldiers although more deserving b far were
the Republic posts OF this state petroned the Legiss
to maze liza msdsmeanor for persons not holding
msnt TO wear Grand Army OF the Republic badges He
vetoed IT, The objection wa, that the nnss collected
Republic posts He also vetoed bal appropratins
for III. ss ssS OF Suitable sS
monuments to mark the positions OF graves
"METHINKs, HE DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH"
tn. President. dscsrasSn tssl he IS Dot afraid to
meet the at St. Louis is little like that OF the
doesn't go past Q haunted house. The BOY who
really isn't afraid goes Dy the house and doesn't say any
thing aboutIt
running HIMSELF BY HIS LETTER
Prom The Lewlston l.He) Journal.
President Cleveland evidently means to distinguish
letter writer Tho number OF letters emanang IRON his
hand and for pnblo consumption getting 20
vantage does he appear
CLEVELAND KNEW BETTER
From The Albany Journal. .
The President knows everyone knows that he could
gone Louis and been received by the author
soldier The mon who risxed their lives in the war for
the Union who came home to peaceful pursuits and 10
themselves as to insult the President OF the United
States
PRESIDENTIAL HYPOCRISY.
From Tao Chicago Tribune
There is another reason why it was mauifestiy I'm.
has in his letter OF regrets e
direct violation OF the rules of the Grand Army OK
ance At Its reunions or to take any part In Its proceed
inga
JUST RESENTMENT OF A TRICK
From The Utieo herald
The truth is that tho Democratic managers OF Mr.
the Grand Array In lis interests Against this It pro-
by demaxogs" and stragglers but BY posts
and departments.
LITTLE OVERSIGHT.
Prom The Toledo BLADE.
He Cleveland blundsrs too in referring 10 the coming
encam pment OF the g. T. the first held in South
ern state. The gathering OF 1882 held In Baltimore
which In the epoch quite disoyal city st.
Louis; and Maryland Is quito a. much Of . Southern
State Missouri
CITIZENS HAVE RIGHT TO cRrTICTsE OFFICIALS
Prom The Kansas city Journal
The President has an unfortunate disposition He can
not bear criticism. He to have idea that his
great Office should protect him from all which
not complimentary. This Is erroneous idea, which
has often been entertained by kings. In republics the
people claim the right 10 form their estimate Of Their
officials. Moro than that they claim and take the right
to express their opnionA
CLEARING UP BATH HOUSE MYSTERY.
r he mystery clothing found Saturday
TIL Consy Island has cleared